"Base judgments on first impressions and gut reactions. They are
unconcerned about the amount or quality of evidence and cling to earlier
views steadfastly."

Critical Thinkers...

UNcritical Thinkers...

"Are interested in other people's ideas, so are willing to read and
listen attentively, even when they tend to disagree with the other person."

"Are preoccupied with self and their own opinions, and so are unwilling
to pay attention to others' views. At the first sign of disagreement
they tend to think, "How can I refute this?"."

Critical Thinkers...

UNcritical Thinkers...

"Recognize that extreme views (whether conservative or liberal) are
seldom correct, so they avoid them, practice fair-mindedness, and seek
a balanced view."

"Ignore the need for balance and give preference to views that support
their established views."

Critical Thinkers...

UNcritical Thinkers...

"Practice restraint, controlling their feelings rather than being
controlled by them, and thinking before acting."

"Tend to follow their feelings and act impulsively."

"If a man's actions are not guided by thoughtful
conclusions, then they are guided by inconsiderate
impulse, unbalanced appetite, caprice, or the
circumstances of the moment. To cultivate unhindered,
unreflective external activity is to foster
enslavement for it leaves the person at the mercy of
appetite, sense, and circumstance."

"The deepest intellectual roots are ancient, traceable to the teaching
practice and vision of Socrates 2,400 years ago who discovered by a method
of probing questioning that people could not rationally justify their
confident claims to knowledge. Confused meanings, inadequate evidence, or
self-contradictory beliefs often lurked beneath smooth but largely empty
rhetoric" (Paul, 39).